Procedures Series 400: Terminations

Procedure number: 410

Revised: February 2024

Subject: Resignation/Retirement

Full Time and Part Time Faculty

  1. The faculty member should submit a letter of resignation/retirement to their primary department chair, with a copy to the BSOM Dean and to the secondary department chair, if applicable, as far in advance as reasonably possible, stating their desired date of resignation/retirement.
  2. The department chair, after appropriate consultation with BSOM leadership, accepts the resignation/retirement in writing and sets forth the faculty member's last working day.
  3. The department chair sends to the Office of Fiscal Affairs a copy of the faculty member's resignation/retirement and the chair's acceptance. The Office of Fiscal Affairs will notify the Department of Human Resources and the Office of Faculty Affairs.
  4. Human Resources will oversee the exit process, e.g., faculty member must return all keys, library books, ID card, etc.

Community Faculty

  1. The department chair must notify the BSOM Dean and the Office of Faculty Affairs of the voluntary faculty member's resignation/retirement giving the reason for the resignation, if available, and the planned last date of work.
  2. The memo will be shared with the secondary department chair, if applicable.

Procedure number: 420

Revised: February 2025

Subject: Dismissal/Suspension of Fully Affiliated Faculty Member, employed by Wright State University

Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM) follows Wright State University's policies on dismissal and suspension.

Policy 8215: Notice of Involuntary Separation

Policy 8180: Employee Separation

WSU Employee Handbook (see Personal Conduct Policies and Employee Categories sections)

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